Liz Marshal is a gifted writer and Seeing Eye is the kind of murder mystery that I love.

The plot has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing to the very end and her characters are real–they have flaws, good qualities, and each has something distinctive about them.

Her writing is pitch-perfect with dialog that rings true to the ear. I especially love her sense of humor that she weaves adeptly into the story and into the dialog. And the way she writes foreign accents is masterful.

This is a murder mystery that isn’t gory, but it is suspenseful. Subplots woven around the murders help the reader understand motivations behind the seemingly odd choices Rory makes. And the best part is that the ending leaves room for an obvious second book in what I hope is a series from this amazing author.

If you like a little humor to season a carefully plotted murder mystery with three-dimensional characters, I recommend you give this book a try.

Mahurin is an adept writer who knows how to create complex characters living complicated lives, tugging the reader into the world she creates. The details and dialog ring so true that I felt I was in the story with them, often forgetting that I was reading.

We’re drawn into the intimate lives of two cancer patients. It’s clear Paulette used her medical background and extensive research because the sections on the types of cancer, treatment options, and side effects are quite sophisticated. But this is no maudlin read. Instead, courage, hope, love, wisdom, and even levity are woven throughout the individual and collective journeys the characters take.

At its core, this book is a story about accepting oneself, being open to romance, overcoming fear, and taking chances. Basically, it’s a love story about life, about living life consciously rather than on automatic pilot. Thank you Paulette for the gift of this book.

Ms. Douglas clearly knows what she is doing. She has done her research about England in the 1600s. All of her characters are complex, interesting, and true their voice–not a two-dimensional lad or lass in the book. She takes the reader on an adventure that rivals the best roller coaster I’ve ever been on. Time-travel, black magic, immortality, lessons in herbal medicines, evil villains, kind souls, political shenanigans, confused lovers…need I go on? Even though the plot of the book is outside the realm of what most people believe is possible, Ms. Douglas weaves a plausible tale full of details and dialogue that made this story work. In other words, she made the unbelievable believable. For that alone, I applaud this amazing author.

How would you handle shocking news that changed your definition of yourself and made you question everything about your life as you knew it? This is the challenge that Victoria Slotto presents us with as we follow her protagonist, Matt, through his journey of doing just that.

Matt, just like any person, is imperfect. This is a book about what it is like to be human: to stumble, fall, and be willing to pick yourself back up (with the help of old and new friends). The driving theme throughout the book is forgiveness, which is one of the hardest things for most people to do.

Victoria Slotto wrote about the difficult subjects of death, dying, betrayal, alcoholism, homelessness, abandonment, and self-doubt with the elegant touch she brings to all of her writing. Even if you don’t know she writes poetry, you can feel the poetry in her prose. This novel was artfully written and will stay with me for a long time. And isn’t that the hallmark of a wonderful book?

“Lorna’s tale grips the reader from the beginning and doesn’t disappoint as it draws one in deeper and deeper all the way. It is an extremely well-written work and in all honesty, I cannot fault it, in the least. This is a five-star work for me.”

To see the whole review and to check out all the great reviews Kev does on his most excellent blog, hop on over there.

I’ll be subjecting to inviting Kev for an interview with me to promote HIS new book in the very near future.

THIS JUST IN! Check out this link! I’m now a contributing author on the Story Circle Network, with a polished up version of my story on Scrappy’s and my “special walk” after he died. They have their own blog and now I’m a part of it!

Well I can certainly verify that you are a great and generous reviewer. As for your book it is absolutely gripping and anyone who enjoyed “The Book Thief” will love it, as it explores the same period with telling insight and humanity. More books please 🙂

I loved this post…
I am now becoming more nervous as every day passes, my book will be on Amazon soon and I have still so much to learn about the marketing of the book… luckily I’ve been following you for a while so I’ve learnt from you and others…

Thanks, Yvonne. Paulette is a wonderful person all around, I totally agree! And I’m sure I’ll get my writing mojo back soon. I also moved across the country and, for a person with Chronic Fatigue, that isn’t easy. I just have to give myself time to recover from all these life stressors. The blogging and meeting great, supportive people sure does help! 🙂

Theses are all great reviews and it seems a shame that you have a book stuck in your head. Paulette is a favorite since she has been very supportive of my blog. We share a mutual love of pets. And, I so admire her writing ability. A wonderful story teller.

Hi, Lorna, thank you so much again for recommending ‘Seeing Eye’. If I had a blog, I would say how much I enjoyed both of your books, but I don’t, so I’ll just say it here – I enjoyed both of your books so much! Best of luck at Story Circle Network. 🙂

Ah, Dawne, I’m not doing any real writing. I just say that I’m an author–past tense. No creative sparks have flown since Scrappy died. I’m submitting a short story to the Story Circle Networks upcoming story contest, but that’s it. Even that was written a while ago and I just fiddled with it. I have this really great idea for another book, but it’s stuck in my head. At least for now it is…

I wouldn’t feel right about that. My endorsement has to stand for something. What are a dizzy blonde’s words worth without the dizzy brains to back them up. Wait. I’m not making a very good case for myself here, am I?

It’s good to know you read the books you reviewed. I read a blogger’s advice about increasing traffic by sharing blogs on Twitter and she said she pushes 150 blogs per week. She admitted she doesn’t have time to actually read them. Seems like a bit of an empty exercise to me.

Congrats on joining Story Circle Network. Enjoyed all the reviews, but I’m wondering between all your writing, blogging, reviewing and reading, when do you find the time to sleep or go to the bathroom?

Lorna, You blogged your little heart out in this post. Thanks for the great review. I can recommend The Seeing Eye and will be looking at the other books you’ve mentioned.
Congratulations on your new position on The Story Network. You’ve earned it.